The oven must be made from a card board box of no larger than three feet by three feet by three feetThe reflective surface must be from reflective metalized surfaces such as aluminum foil.
Title: TURKISH DELIGHT Categories: Candies, Turkish Yield: 1 servings 2 c Sugar 2 tb Cornstarch 1 c Water 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1 tb Flavoring Food coloring 1/2 c Toasted nuts, chopped Confectioners' sugar Flavorings: rose, mastic, strawberry, orange or lemon Food coloring: red, yellow, green or orange (depending on flavoring used) Nuts: almonds or pistachios Dissolve sugar and cornstarch in waterAdd cream of tartarBoil to 220 degrees FCover pot the last 5 minutesAdd flavor and food colorAdd nuts Pour into oiled shallow panWhen cool, cut into squares and roll each piece in sifted powdered sugar Store in plastic bag From: The Complete Greek Cookbook, by Theresa Karas Yianilos, Avenel Books, New York.
Don't use aluminum foil, that's too translucentYou can collect flat mirrors from a junkyard or use a ton of old polished CD's or bothBasically here's what you do: You get an orange-brown gardening pot that's about 1 foot tall and place it upside down in the middle of your boxNext, you take a box cutter and strip down the 4 corners of your box so that you have roughly a cross shaped structure with your pot in the middleNext you take all your flat mirrors and cd's and glue the reflective pieces onto the 4 wings of your cross so that every square inch of it is covered and mirrorizedCut pieces if you have toJust remember that you want no box to show on the upside of your wingsBasically, you have 4 solar energy panes that will be used to focus the light right above your pot onto one spotSince your wings are flat, you aren't done yetYou can collimate the beam so it is MUCH more powerfulThis is how THAT's done: take one of your wings and draw a square on the inside with a sharpie marker so that it is centeredDon't make the square too small but about like 1.6foot by 1.6 footNext draw lines from the corners of this square to the corners of your wingThese lines are where you'll be cutting using a heated knife and a box cutter on the opposite sideSo do that and you get 4 foldable trapezoid sections you can curl inwardsNext drill holes with a drill in the edges of these trapezoids where you'll insert any kind of string or wire to hold the trapezoids folded inwards in place so you have a curved reflective dishRepeat this entire process for the other 3 wingsNext, you get 4 plastic gardening pots to prop your wings up into focus and place them under the wings so that the solar heat ray is focused into one spot directly above the orange potThere! Now you've made the most awesome mad scientist invention from The Mad Scientist himselfHave fun cooking thanksgiving turkey on it and don't use it to fry your friends! D -Chris
I'm glad these folks helped you NadiReallyI was curious about the ingredientsI couldn't help but laugh because I'm older and know the joke about the turkish lawnmower recipeIf you ever want to know it email me, but it is not for the faint hearted and not appropriate for your post lol! Enjoy.
6 (3 oz.) pkgsJello 1/8 tspsalt 1 cboiling water Confectioners sugar 1 tsplime, lemon or orange juice (optional) 1 tspgrated lime, lemon or orange peel (optional) Put 6 (3 ounce) packages of lime Jello in saucepanAdd 1 cup boiling waterStir to mixSimmer over low heat 5 minutesStir in lime juice and lime peelPour into WET 8 inch square panCool and chill until firmCut into 1 inch squares and toss pieces in confectioners sugar.
Ingredients: 4 cups granulated sugar 1 1/4 cups cornstarch 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 4 1/4 cups water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 1/2 tablespoons rosewater 1 cup confectioners sugar Vegetable oil ot shortening Preparation: In a 9 inch baking pan, grease the sides and bottom with vegetable oil or shorteningLine with wax paper and grease the wax paperIn a saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar and 1 1/2 cups water on medium heatStir constantly until sugar dissolvesAllow mixture to boilReduce heat to low and allow to simmer, until the mixture reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometerRemove from heat and set asideCombine cream of tartar, 1 cup corn starch and remaining water in saucepan over medium heatStir until all lumps are gone and the mixture begins to boilStop stirring when the mixture has a glue like consistencyStir in the lemon juice, water and sugar mixtureStir constantly for about 5 minutesReduce heat to low, Allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring frequentlyOnce the mixture has become a golden color, stir in rosewaterPour mixture into wax paper lined panSpread evenly and allow to cool overnightOnce it has cooled overnight, sift together confectioners sugar and remaining cornstarchTurn over baking pan containing Turkish delight onto clean counter or table and cut with oiled knife into one inch piecesCoat with confectioners sugar mixtureServe or store in airtight container in layers separated with wax or parchment paper.
